by Mary Charleson | Jul 7, 2021 | Canada
It can be easy to take the Sea to Sky Highway from Vancouver to Whistler for granted when you live close by, or drive it regularly in the winter to go skiing. But once the snow clears and motorbike season begins, this piece of highway becomes a playground for those...
by Mary Charleson | May 10, 2021 | Canada
It doesn’t get much better than sailing in Desolation Sound for a summer adventure vacation. Located 95 miles north of Vancouver, BC at the tip of the Strait of Georgia, Desolation Sound is a jewel for boaters in the Pacific North West. Deep water coves and...
by Mary Charleson | May 25, 2020 | Canada, Travel industry news, When a pandemic strikes
If you’re an avid skier like me, you’re likely wondering what the next ski season will look like at Whistler. But, beyond the usual speculation about snowfall, the 2020/21 season is susceptible to where the current pandemic will leave us. It has been clear, for the...
by Mary Charleson | Feb 13, 2020 | Canada
Ever since seeing the Molson Canadian 2010 Winter Olympic commercial featuring a lone hockey player skating an open frozen lake, with a backdrop of mountains, the camera in pursuit from above as he gained speed chasing a puck, I have fantasized about skating an open...
by Mary Charleson | Dec 16, 2019 | Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Europe, Hawaii & South Pacific, South Africa, South America / Central America, USA
We’ve combed the internet for some fun, inspirational and useful gift items for that hard to buy for traveler you know. Below you’ll find 8 useful, 4 cool and 2 inspirational gifts, plus 2 more that you don’t really need – but will truly want!...
by Mary Charleson | Oct 1, 2019 | Canada
– Guest post by Kim Little – It had been years of what friend’s hash tagged the #worstdivorceever, and it was almost over. Our family home was sold, and the buyer smelling a distress sale, had dictated the terms. That is how I became temporarily homeless...
